S 2061
116th Congress
Senate
Housing and Community Development
Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019
Introduced: July 9, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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